Archive for July, 2014

Chuck, Pam and the team leave for Israel tomorrow afternoon. This morning Chuck and Pam walked through the garden and saw all kinds of birds — Geese, the ducks, doves, etc. The verse Chuck heard over Israel during his walk was Isaiah 31:5 –

Like birds hovering overhead, the LORD Almighty will shield Jerusalem; he will shield it and deliver it, he will ‘pass over’ it and will rescue it.”

I went out with my camera and sure enough, there were birds everywhere. I wasn’t fortunate enough to capture the geese before they flew off, but I included the footage of what birds I did get in the video below.

My generation has been doing a watch the past couple of weeks to intercede and pray for Israel and Chuck as he and his team travel there this week. One of the things that we heard during this time was a sound of a conversation between the heavens and the land. Today I remembered Robert talking about the recordings of the sounds of outer space, and I thought it would be interesting to combine those sounds with footage of “the land.” Please enjoy this little video, and ask God for new revelation to come forth out of the sounds of the land and the heavens!

We’re in the dog days of summer here in Corinth, and the heat is taking a toll on the people and the plants. However, beauty remains! I walked through the garden today and it was very still and quiet, almost as if it was holding its breath. With the war going on in Israel right now, it almost seemed fitting that it would be so still in the prayer garden – as if creation was joining in with us in prayer and intercession. But, as one of Pam’s favorite quotes says, “Life will find a way,” and there is certainly still plenty of it thriving in the garden. Please enjoy this video of footage from the garden that I’ve gathered this week!

Pam sent me a picture last night of the rain lilies about to explode in Manasseh, so I went out this morning to take pictures and they’re absolutely gorgeous! Just a little reminder of the beauty that follows the rain! Enjoy, and thank God for the promise that follows the storm.

The weather is beautiful right now here in North Texas, as we got some good rain and a cold front this week… here are some new pictures of wildlife enjoying the weather, as well as some beautiful colors I spotted along my walk! Enjoy and be blessed!

5 For, before the harvest, when the blossom is gone
and the flower becomes a ripening grape,
he will cut off the shoots with pruning knives,
and cut down and take away the spreading branches.
— Isaiah 18:5

Summer is officially here, bringing the heat right along with it. I like to run out and take pictures in short bursts throughout the day and then run back to my air conditioned office. Pam would probably consider that cheating as she and her crew work out in the heat all day! Please enjoy these photos from my latest run around the garden and thank God that there is a purpose to every season – even Summer!